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Penne with Tomato & Basil

This is one of my favorite pasta dishes to make. It is super easy, fresh, and packed full of flavor! I make it with my favorite gluten-free pasta by Tinkyada. Enjoy!

GFSF-and CF if you omit the grated
All ingredients are organic.

1 package penne
One container cherry tomatoes, cut in half
10 basil leaves, chopped
2 T. lemon juice or juice from one lemon
2 T. Truffle oil or olive oil
1 t. red pepper flakes
1 t. celtic sea salt
(optional) grated pecorino romano

1. Cook pasta, drain, and set aside.
2. In a skillet, add the truffle oil.
3. Saute tomato, basil, red pepper flakes, salt, and lemon juice for 3-4 minutes until soft.
4. Add garlic to the skillet mix for 1-2 minutes.
5. Pour on penne, toss, and serve. Yummy!

Serves 4

Steamed Brussels Sprouts

GFCF/SF
All ingredients are organic
Serves 4

¾ lb Brussels Sprouts, trimmed and halved
Olive oil
Sea salt and pepper

If you have a bamboo steamer, place it over a wok with 2-3 inches of water over high heat and spread the sprouts evenly between the levels. (If you don’t have one, consider buying one. They’re inexpensive and make steaming veggies super simple.)
If you don’t have a bamboo steamer, place 2 inches of water in the bottom of a pot and bring to a boil.
1. Place the halved Brussels Sprouts in a metal strainer that’s small enough to fit in the pan. This way, the steam from the water will hit the sprouts and they won’t boil, which would remove most of their nutrients.
2. Cover the pot and cook for roughly 10-12 minutes. The sprouts should be firm and bright green when finished.
3. Remove from pot or steamer and place in a bowl.
4. Drizzle about 2-3 T of olive oil over sprouts and season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat.
5. Serve immediately—these go great with Roasted Chicken and Roasted Sweet Potato Fries!

Roasted Sweet Potato Fries

GFCF/SF
All ingredients are organic
Serves 4

2 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into fries
Kosher salt
Pepper
Olive oil
Preheat oven to 425°
1. In a large bowl, toss the sweet potatoes in enough olive oil to coat.
2. Place on a cookie sheet, making sure they’re not piled on top of one another.
3. Cook for about 10 minutes; give the pan a shake to release them. Using a spatula, flip the fries to the other side. Cook for 10 minutes more, or until soft when pierced with a fork.
4. Remove from oven and immediately season with kosher salt and pepper.
5. Serve hot.

These are great solo or with Roasted Chicken and Steamed Brussels Sprouts.

Lemon Potatoes

The combination of lemons and potatoes is a magical thing, both for your taste buds and your health. Both are high in vitamin C, and potatoes also provide potassium, calcium and iron. Lemons bring copper, magnesium, manganese, iron, phosphorous, potassium and calcium to the dish.

GFCF/SF

All ingredients are organic

Serves 4

4 fist sized Yukon gold potatoes (or what’s available) washed, dried, cubed

Juice of 2 lemons

¼ c olive oil

Sea salt and pepper

1. Preheat oven to 400°

2. Combine all ingredients in an oven safe dish.

3. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until potatoes are fork tender, occasionally basting the potatoes with the juice.

4. When cooked, remove from oven, adjust salt and pepper. Serve with Greek Chicken, or enjoy all by itself!

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Penne with Tomato & Basil

Steamed Brussels Sprouts

Roasted Sweet Potato Fries

Lemon Potatoes

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